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It’s interesting that Antidepressants rank so high and doesn’t even include the litany of psychoactive medication (Lithium/adhd meds/benzos). I could see that c
by crate_barre 5y ago
It’s interesting that Antidepressants rank so high and doesn’t even include the litany of psychoactive medication (Lithium/adhd meds/benzos). I could see that category easily being ranked #1.
One in six U.S. adults reported taking a psychiatric drug, such as an antidepressant or a sedative, in 2013, a new study found.Dec 13, 2016
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/1-in-6-americans-takes-a-psychiatric-drug/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/1-in-6-americans-...
I just don’t see that number ever going down.
- Spivak 5y agoI mean antidepressants don’t really rank that high in the grand scheme of things. They’re basically the rarest “common” ailment that people see a medical doctor for. Limping all mental illness together like you’re supposing makes as much sense as a category of “physical illness”. Mental illness has such a weird stigma associated with it like it’s somehow represents the ales of modern society or something but blood pressure and acid reflux are just things that happen. I really hate the perception of antidepressants and stimulants for ADHD sufferers as “opiate of the masses” and not “look how many people have had their suffering gone untreated for so long and getting relief.”